2019 Far Mountain Bresa Chardonnay, Sonoma Valley, USA Encosta da Quinta so that a part of

so that a part of the grapes remains whole in the fermentation

and dried flowers

from wildly diverse terroirs that stretch from the southern Beaujolais to Châteauneuf-du-Pape in the Southern Rhône

without racking and with occasional stirring of the lees

2019 Far Mountain Bresa Chardonnay, Sonoma Valley, USA Encosta da Quinta so that a part ofBresa is a microscopic single parcel Chardonnay from the oldest block of Bald Mountain Vineyard (planted 1972, Wente clone) on fractured volcanic rock, dry farmed at elevation in the Mayacamas above Sonoma Valley. Production is truly tinyabout one barrel. Expect a taut, mineral expression with concentrated citrus and orchard fruit, fine phenolic grip, and a long, stony finishBald Mountain turned up to twelve.